Homes Rebuilt by Peace Activist Demolished Today

Homes Rebuilt by Peace Activist Demolished Today

This morning Israeli Forces accompanied bulldozers to the Home of the Abu Kabatya Family near Um Nazel which was rebuilt with donations collected by peace activists. They demolished the families' home and then proceeded to the land of farmer Ali Rabia near Twani and uprooted fifty olive trees, fifteen almond trees and destroyed a water well. >From there they continued to Qawawis and destroyed six homes including all the homes recently rebuilt by ISM and a coalition of Israeli groups.

The shepherds and farmers of the south Hebron hills are not granted building permits to build on their own lands by the Israeli occupation authorities. Anything they build without a permit is promptly demolished. At the same time they are surrounded by what Israel calls "illegal outposts", who do not receive demolition orders, and instead are immediately hooked up to electricity water and roads that are barred to Palestinians, and provided with a constant military presence.

In response to the demolitions in South Hebron, Palestinians from the villages are calling on international and Israeli solidarity activists to join them in two actions this Saturday, April 21. Activists will join shepherds and residents on the land in the villages of Twani and Baweeb. Afterwards, all are invited to discuss the demolitions and determine a strategy for preventing future demolitions.

Also on Saturday, international and Israeli solidarity activists will head to the village of Al Hadidi in the Jordan Valley. 131 Bedouin residents in the village received warning from the Israeli Occupation Forces that their homes and animal shelters will be demolished sometime after April 21. Activists will remain on the land with the families in order to be there when the bulldozers arrvive.

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